Tag Archives: LIV

Phil Mickelson was one of 11 golfers who sued the PGA Tour for antitrust violations back in August. Before the most recent LIV Golf event at Rich Harvest Farms outside of Chicago, however, the 45-time PGA Tour winner hinted that he might be leaving the suit. “Now that LIV (Golf) is involved, it’s not necessary for me to be involved,’’ Mickelson said on September 16. “The only reason for me to stay in is (monetary) damages, which I don’t really want or need anything. I do think… Source link

On the eve of the final match of the 2022 NCAA Championship back in May, news broke that Arizona State junior David Puig would be competing in the first LIV Golf Invitational Series event in June. This week he travels to Illinois, but it’s not to play for the Sun Devils. Instead of competing at the Fighting Illini Invitational in Olympia Fields, Puig will make his professional debut at LIV Golf Chicago at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove. The Spaniard has made two starts for the Greg… Source link

Greg Norman, CEO and commissioner of LIV Golf, presents the trophy to Team Captain Dustin Johnson of 4 Aces GC on the podium during Day Three of the LIV Golf Invitational. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/LIV Golf via Getty Images) At times on Sunday, the LIV Golf Invitational Boston looked a lot like a charity scramble at the local country club: Guys were playing in shorts, missing only a cigar and a cold beer. Lee Westwood, who had a tremendous final round to give himself a chance to win, dropped a… Source link

An antitrust lawsuit filed by Phil Mickelson and multiple other LIV Golf players against the PGA Tour won’t see their case reach trial until 2024. U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman of California’s Northern District set the trial for Jan. 8, 2024, which would keep LIV players from competing in PGA Tour events for at least another year. However, the case could be resolved earlier than that through a variety of means, including a motion to dismiss, a summary judgment or a settlement… Source link

Cameron Young may not be going anywhere. The likely PGA Tour Rookie of the Year was linked to the upstart LIV Golf tour by The Times UK on Wednesday, but a person close to the situation who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the issue said the 25-year-old isn’t likely to join the Saudi-backed league. Young has seven top-three finishes this season and was runner-up to Cameron Smith at St. Andrew’s last month in the 150th Open Championship. Smith is reportedly set to… Source link

The battle between LIV Golf and the PGA Tour has reached the first of what will surely be many courtrooms. U.S. District Court Judge Beth Labson Freeman heard arguments from attorneys representing both the PGA Tour and a consortium of eleven LIV-affiliated players on Tuesday afternoon. Three LIV players — Talor Gooch, Hudson Swafford and Matt Jones — were seeking a temporary restraining order that would permit them to compete in this week’s tournament, the first event of the FedEx Cup… Source link

British Open champion Cameron Smith has signed a $100 million deal to join LIV Golf, The Telegraph reports. Smith declined to address the report when asked about it Tuesday afternoon. The reported signing marks another significant win for the controversial Saudi-backed golf league as it secures the services of a reigning major champion and one of the game’s rising stars. Smith, 28, is a six-time winner on the PGA Tour. The Australian is less than four weeks removed from securing the British… Source link

Charles Barkley won’t leave TNT after all. The NBA Hall of Famer turned broadcaster publicly flirted with joining LIV Golf the past few weeks, but decided to pass on the opportunity, according to the New York Post. [Set, hut, hike! Create or join a fantasy football league now!] LIV Golf was reportedly looking to hire Barkley as a broadcaster. Barkley met with Greg Norman to discuss the role and even played in the pro-am before an LIV event Thursday. At that event, Barkley said he was still… Source link

Not even three events into its first season, LIV Golf is preparing an aggressive expansion for its second year and beyond. Beginning in 2023, the LIV Golf invitational series will become the LIV Golf League, a 14-event series of events featuring 12 four-player teams competing on both individual and team levels. While the breakaway tour did not announce specific dates, tournaments would be sited in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and the Middle East. LIV Golf, which competes this week at… Source link

While golfers have tiptoed around their negotiations with LIV Golf and frequently bristle at questions about the league, Charles Barkley is taking no such tack. The Basketball Hall of Famer and TNT broadcaster is approaching his flirtation with the controversial Saudi Arabia-backed golf league as he does most subjects — with candor. Barkley, who’s acknowledged that he’s in negotiations with LIV Golf and is playing in the league’s New Jersey Pro-Am this week at a Trump golf course, spoke with… Source link